Paris 2024 Olympics: The French national football team is in the group of New Zealand and the United States and is a playoff player

New Zealand, the United States and the dam builder. Here are the names of the Blue Team's competitors in the group stage of the Olympic Football Tournament. The Blue team, led by coach Thierry Henry, decided its fate on Wednesday during the draw held in Saint-Denis.

The French team will first meet the United States on July 24 in Marseille to open the tournament, then the winner of the playoff match between Guinea and an Asian team, and finally New Zealand.

Les Bleues in the group of Canadian Olympic champions

The French team, led by Hervé Renard, will face Colombia, Canada and New Zealand in the group stage. Wendi Renard and her team will face Colombia in the tournament opener on July 25 in Lyon, before facing the defending Olympic champions, Canada and New Zealand. The second group is very difficult with the United States, Germany, Australia and an African team.

The team headed by Thierry Henry is considered one of the top candidates, unlike the French women's national team, which was ousted by Spain at the end of last February in the European Nations League final and was eliminated from the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup. Summer.